Antimicrobial activity of Nerium oleander L. and Nicotiana tabacum L.: A comparative study

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1587-1592

  Malik, Rohma ^a   Bokhari, Tasveer Zahra ^a   Siddiqui, Muhammad Faheem ^b   Younis, Uzma ^a   Hussain, Muhammad Ishtiaq ^b   Khan, Imran Ahmed ^b  

^a BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial effect; Nerium oleander; Nicotiana tabacum; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Staphylococcus aureus and escherichia coli

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; NERIUM OLEANDER; NICOTIANA TABACUM; POSIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84939506541     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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